AI Application Portfolio Owner

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AI Application Portfolio Owner

London, UK

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

AXA XL recognises digital, data and information assets are critical for the business, both in terms of managing risk and enabling new business opportunities. Data Science and Applied AI assets should not only be high quality, but also drive a sustained competitive advantage and delivering a superior experience toour internal, external customers and improving efficiency. Our Data, Analytics & Intelligence function is focused on driving innovation by optimising how we leverage digital, data and AI to drive strategy and differentiate ourselves from the competition.

As we develop an enterprise-wide data and digital strategy that moves us toward greater focus on the use of data and strengthen our digital, AI capabilities, we are seeking an AI Application Portfolio Owner. In this role, you will plan and lead continuous development of the enterprise AI-enabled business applications and tools, achieving adoption in key user segments in AXA XL.

The app portfolio must be developed and managed in line with software engineering best practice and in line with Architectural, Security and AI Governance.

Our app platform tech stack continues to evolve, including Azure Databricks, Kubernetes, Azure AI services.

What you’ll be doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Together with Business Product Owner, use Agile best practice to plan and prioritise execution of user-facing and technical features of AI applications.

• Collaborate with Architecture and Data and AI Platforms teams to define higher-level solution and technical designs for data and AI applications.

• Develop and own data and AI software application design that is coherent, maintainable and scalable and delivered to the agreed architecture plan.

• Be accountable for transition of applications between lifecycle stages – from proving to developing, testing, operating, growing and decommissioning.

• Be accountable for successful transition of applications to operations and providing necessary documentation and 3rd line developer support.

• Be articulate before stakeholders about strategic use of technical debt, and accountable for its remediation.

• Collaborate with Data and AI Platforms team on planning and proving new platforms features and improving their capability to accommodate incoming demand from applications.

• Be accountable and responsible for correct IT records of all applications in the portfolio: application infrastructure registers, owner information, data classification and other application records.

• Be accountable and own any risk remediation actions against your application portfolio such as upgrades to hosting infrastructure and other risks.

• Manage a team of up to 10 data science and application developers and contractual staff as required located in the US, UK and India.

In this role, you will report to the Division Lead, Data Science Excellence

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• The role is suitable for a senior data science professional with evidenced, demonstrable record of technical delivery of applications in adherence with software best practices.

• Alternatively, an engineering manager with demonstrable record of data and data science applications.

• Excellent knowledge and experience of application development patterns particularly in space of web applications, coupled with effective understanding of Python (preferred) or other languages (considered).

• Solid Agile experience. We use Scrum, but Kanban experience is also valuable to us.

• Prior experience as technical product owner, app portfolio manager would be beneficial.

• Prior experience as a manager of data scientists and software developers.

• Desirable: prior experience with technologies such as Azure AI, Databricks, LLMs, Kubernetes.

• Desirable: demonstrable record of app development for handling of unstructured data using AI technologies.

What we offer

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.

• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements

• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits

• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index

• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.

• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.

• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.

• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability.

Who we are

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com